Vatican City, Mar 25, 2021 / 10:00 am (CNA).- In a letter for the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, Pope Francis said that the mystery of Christ’s Incarnation is the “true heart and inspiration” of Dante’s great poetic work, the Divine Comedy.

“The mystery of the Incarnation, which we celebrate today, is the true heart and inspiration of the entire poem,” Pope Francis said, writing on March 25, the feast of the Annunciation.